Adventure in Calcutta
Travel to India will always remain incomplete
without a visit to the ‘City of Joy’, Calcutta or today’s Kolkata.
Capital of West Bengal, an Indian state, Calcutta/Kolkata is the city
of Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Roy, Subhas Bose, Sourav Ganguly and
many more world-famous personalities.
Situated on the banks of the Hooghly River, this
city including its outskirts has a population of almost 15 million. It
is the 4th biggest city in India. In spite of many problems of everyday
life, the people of this city will always welcome you heartily with a
smile in their face.Calcutta/Kolkata has witnessed many historical
events for the past thousand of years and it was the capital of the
country during the British Raj till 1911. Now you can have pleasure to
feel many adventures in Calcutta.
Once the center of all sorts of educational and
cultural activities, this city had undergone many political crisis and
economic stagnation after India’s independence; but for the last 5-6
years, it has again become one of the techno-hub & furnished
metropolitan of t
he entire country.
So adventures in Calcutta are truly an awesome
experience. There are innumerable numbers of places of adventure in
this fascinating city. People from every part of this globe come to
witness this beautiful city. Those who love adventure, just come here
as adventures in Calcutta will make you feel in the paradise.'If you are entering this city from Howrah, see
the Howrah-Bridge; made in the British period, still it carries a huge
load everyday. Located in the center of the city, BBD Bagh, Chowrighee,
GPO, The Reserve Bank, The Raj Bhabhan or the Governer’s house, famous
green Maidan, Eden Garden, Esplanade, Fort William and the great
Victoria Memorial (a splendid marble monument), Birla Planetarium are
something that you can’t afford to miss in Kolkata.
These places hold huge historical relevance right from
the British period. Indian Museum, National Library is the places that
stand like an example of Kolkata’s cultural enrichment. Park Street is
place where you can go and chill with your friends or family; here you
will find numerous bar and restaurants and some of them are there for
more than 100 years.
St. Paul’s Cathedral Church, Vdyasagar Setu and
Botanical Garden will also please you. Your passion for adventures must
be accomplished with the adventures in Calcutta as the city is full of
adventure. Apart from these, there are some more places which
introduce you with adventures in calcutta; Kalighat Temple,
Dakshineswar Temple, Ravindra Sarovar, Swabhumi, Royal Calcutta Golf
Club, Birla temple, Calcutta port Trust etc. If you want to have a
taste of modern Kolkata you can go to several malls and complexes in
places like Salt Lake, China Town, New Market etc.
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